EMMERSON HOMES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC553330 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-23
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£50.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £50,227
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,760 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£50k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£22k£44k£66k£88k£110kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£94.1k£112.5k
Current assets£88.5k£110.3k
Net assets£50.2k£61.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    DEANS, Kellie appointed
    director
  7. 2024-09-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As EMMERSON HOMES LIMITED
  18. 2016-12-23
    ➕
    EMMERSON, Helen Justine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "EMMERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Justine Emmerson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

36 High Street
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA5 8AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DEANS, Kellie→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMERSON, Helen Justine→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04